![]() ![]() He defines willpower as “trying hard not to do something that you really want to do.” In doing so, Frog raises an interesting philosophical issue. They want to stop eating the cookies before they become ill, but the cookies taste so good that they just can’t seem to stop eating them.įrog realizes that the problem is that they need willpower to stop eating the cookies. So which do you want to do, eat the pie, or not eat the pie? The problem is that it seems to us in these moments that we want both! In the story “Cookies” by Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad are met with a similar dilemma. Have you ever told a friend to take the last bit of dessert with them away from you? Or even better, have you ever told yourself you had better just polish off that last piece of pie so that it’s gone and out of the way? Perhaps both were attempts at doing the same thing: undermining your own lack of willpower. Stop-animation film of the story Guidelines for Philosophical Discussion ![]() ![]() Read aloud video by Karen, Melissa and Mary But can they muster up the willpower they need to stop eating cookies before they become sick? In order to have cookies for later, and to avoid some serious belly aches, Frog and Toad need to stop eating cookies. Questions for Philosophical Discussion » Summary Frog and Toad really want to eat cookies. ![]()
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